Cybersecurity
SOC Analyst career guide
Monitors alerts, triages incidents and escalates threats in a Security Operations Center.
Job titles
- SOC Analyst
- Security Operations Analyst
- Cybersecurity Analyst
Skills employers ask for
- Alert triage
- Incident response
- Log analysis
- Threat detection
- Escalation
- Phishing analysis
- Malware analysis
- Network traffic analysis
- Ticketing
- Playbooks
- Indicators of compromise
- Vulnerability scanning
- Endpoint security
- Threat intelligence
- Triage reports
- SIEM
- Splunk
- Microsoft Sentinel
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What does a SOC Analyst do?
Monitors alerts, triages incidents and escalates threats in a Security Operations Center.
What skills does a SOC Analyst need?
Common skills in SOC Analyst postings include Alert triage, Incident response, Log analysis, Threat detection, Escalation, Phishing analysis, Malware analysis, Network traffic analysis, Ticketing, Playbooks.
Which certifications help for SOC Analyst roles?
Employers often ask for Security+, CySA+, GCIH, BTL1, CCD, Splunk Core.
How many SOC Analyst jobs are open?
ReconHire lists about 34 recent postings that match SOC Analyst titles, and 5 of them are remote.
How much does a SOC Analyst make?
Among 18 recent postings that list pay, the middle half falls between $88k and $135k a year, with a median near $124k. Pay varies by city, experience and employer.